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Network of Invention
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleSocial and professional networks are crucial to innovation. New research reveals that it takes just a few key players to catalyze the agglomeration of... -
The Power of “Risktakes”
Leadership Digital ArticleYour animated interaction in response to my post The Miracle of Making Mistakes delved deep into the subject, broadened the interpretation of a mistake, and even coined a delightful new term: Risktakes. Thank you Notmd, Dawna, Brett, and all the others, who provided terrific insights over the past four weeks. A mistake is as an […] -
How Digital Contact Tracing Slowed Covid-19 in East Asia
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Creating Breakthroughs at 3M
Innovation Magazine ArticleCompanies say they want breakthrough products, but most are far more adept at making incremental improvements to existing lines. A pioneering division at 3M successfully navigated a process that leads to breakthrough thinking. -
The Type of Innovation That Builds Nations
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleEfficiency won't get you there. -
Why Innovation Thrives at the Mayo Clinic
Innovation Digital ArticleStart listening for guidance on innovation and you tend to hear a lot about Apple, Google, and other high-tech pioneers in Silicon Valley, Boston, or Seattle. You rarely hear about hospitals, especially those that operate closer to farm fields than oceans. Yet in the extensive research my team has done to uncover the mystery of […] -
What Customers Want from the Collaborative Economy
Innovation Digital ArticleAnd why your company can’t ignore it. -
Your Project Needs a Charter. Here's What That Means.
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWriting it down forces you to be clear about what you're doing. -
China Is Not About to Out-Innovate the U.S.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleSeveral recent articles argue that China is about to surpass the U.S. in innovation. While China is catching up to the U.S. in manufacturing production,... -
The Cure for Self-Inflicted Complexity
Communication Digital ArticleWe need to teach people how to integrate knowledge from different domains. -
How to Market Test a New Idea
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleBe prepared to work with imperfect information. -
Solve America’s Employment Crisis With a Netflix Prize
Innovation Digital ArticleAn entire generation’s prosperity vanishing, food stamp use exploding. Welcome to the jobless future. This month’s jobs numbers drive home the point. The unemployment rate fell at the fastest rate for years — great news, right? Wrong. The lion’s share of the gains came from (wait for it) “temporary help services.” See what just happened? […] -
The Risky Business of Diversification
Innovation Magazine ArticleOn the basis of a sample from the top 200 of the Fortune “500” and data from the PIMS (Profit Impact of Market Strategies) project, this author gives some guidelines for established companies on what to expect from new ventures. He points out that it takes an average of 10 to 12 years before the […] -
Oslo Innovation Clinic Offers Treatment for Ideas
Innovation Digital ArticleThe first-of-its-kind Clinic of Innovation at Oslo University Hospital works a lot like an outpatient health clinic, but treats ideas rather than patients. Ideas walk in, are diagnosed, and are treated or referred; some are sent home with a prescription for further development, and an appointment for a follow-up visit. In addition to providing technical […] -
The 4 Tiers of Digital Transformation
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleA framework to ensure your digital investments are driven by strategic objectives. -
A Taxonomy of Innovation
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Tell Better Data Stories with Motion and Interactivity
Design thinking Digital ArticleWhen it comes to making visualizations, time really is on your side. -
Should You Bribe Your Colleagues to Innovate With You?
Innovation Digital ArticleAt the Chemical Heritage Foundation’s recent seminar on advanced materials innovation, a half-dozen R&D leaders collectively commanding billions in spend couldn’t have been more excited about the market potential for their new materials. The growing desire for greater energy efficiency, sustainability, recyclability and “smarts” has dramatically elevated global opportunities for novel material design. But getting […] -
Can We Outsmart Our Frankenstein Future?
Technology and analytics Digital ArticleThis week I heard Michael Levi, an energy expert at the Council on Foreign Relations say this of General Electric: “What you do 40 years ago can come back to cause problems.” Levi was talking about G.E.’s involvement in the reactor which is melting down in Japan. His comments reminded me of some of my […] -
What Doesn’t Motivate Creativity Can Kill It
Innovation Digital ArticleManagement is widely viewed as a foe of innovation. The thinking goes that too much management strangles innovation (just let a thousand flowers bloom!). But we have found a much more nuanced picture. You really can manage for innovation, but it starts by knowing what drives creativity in the people who generate and develop the […]
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Boards Need a New Approach to Technology
Boards Magazine ArticleBy worrying primarily about security and IT, they’re missing out on big opportunities across the sciences. -
The Legacy Company’s Guide to Innovation
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The CEO of Abbott on Revamping Its Breakthrough Diabetes Device
Innovation Magazine ArticleUnsatisfied with the initial response, the company doubled down on the patient experience. -
AI Won’t Give You a New Sustainable Advantage
AI and machine learning Magazine ArticleBut using it may amplify the ones you already have. -
Is It Time to Pivot Your Strategy?
Corporate strategy Digital ArticleThree questions to help you decide when and how to correct the course. -
Can AI Help Your Company Innovate? It Depends
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleCompanies that use it for recombination see better results than those that use it for incremental improvements and radical innovation efforts. -
Should Your Company Build an Open or Closed Ecosystem?
Innovation Digital ArticleFour research-backed principles to help you determine what’s right for your company. - SPONSORED CONTENT FROM CANVA
The Creative Edge: Transforming Ideas into Impact
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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovator’s Mindset
Managing yourself Digital ArticleEmbracing curiosity, engaging in continuous learning, and fostering collaboration can help fast-track your career. -
Firms Led by CEOs from Former U.S. Frontier Areas Are Awarded More Patents
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleThe qualities that were needed to succeed on the frontier are the same ones needed to drive corporate innovation. -
The Middle Path to Innovation
Innovation Magazine ArticleForget disruption and incrementalism. Here’s how to develop high-growth products in slow-growth companies. -
Why Entrepreneurs Should Think Like Scientists
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleFounders of start-ups who question and test their theories are more successful than their overly confident peers. -
Why Cross-Functional Collaboration Stalls, and How to Fix It
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleResearch shows that 78% of leaders report “collaboration drag” — too many meetings, too much peer feedback, and too much time spent getting buy-in from stakeholders. - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM NVIDIA
Video Quick Take: Balancing AI-Driven Innovation With Data Responsibility
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How Technology Can Help Drive DEI Success
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Should Your Brand Hire a Virtual Influencer?
Marketing SpotlightRelying on AI-generated personalities can be a low-risk, high-engagement strategy. -
Make Decisions with a VC Mindset
Organizational decision making Magazine ArticleThe key is to embrace risk, disagreement, and agility. -
Winning at Influencer Marketing
Management Digital ArticleOver the past 20 years the social media influencer industry has completely rearranged the way information and culture are conceived, produced, marketed,... -
Your Teams Should Drive AI Adoption — Not Senior Leadership
Innovation Digital ArticleMany companies appoint a designated senior leader to find ways to integrate new tech — and that’s a mistake. -
The 3-Stage Process That Makes Universities Prime Innovators
Business and society Digital ArticleHow these institutions carefully curate connections and relationships to take ideas from the drawing board into the marketplace.
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GE Healthcare India (B): The Product Innovation Journey
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IMD739. This three-part case series examines the marketing challenge encountered by a leading medical technology manufacturer, General... -
Privé Technologies: Digitalization of Asset Management Services in Hong Kong
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details There has been a growing interest in fintech companies in recent years. The case describes how Privé Technologies has grown from a fintech startup to... -
Wawa: Building a New Business Within an Established Firm
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Wawa, a $4 billion privately held firm, is arguably the most successful convenience store operator in the United States. Explores how senior management... -
Data Analytics-Driven E-Commerce for the Small Seller: Zilingo
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Zilingo, a play on the word 'Zillions', is an online e-commerce platform for selling fashion products and was founded by Ankiti Bose and Dhruv Kapoor... -
Procter & Gamble Brazil (A): 2 1/2 Turnarounds
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Juliana Azevedo Schahin, a local marketing director for Procter & Gamble in Sao Paulo, had worked closely with Tarek Fahahat, a regional executive based... -
Sony Corp.: Car Navigation Systems
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In the summer of 1996, Masao Morita, president of Sony Personal Mobile Communication Co., contemplated how to formulate its multinational marketing strategy... -
KPMG (B): Risk and Reform
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Under the leadership of Tim Flynn, Chairman and CEO of KPMG, the firm made a number of changes in compensation, governance, and culture in order to address... -
Agile Advantage: Creating Flexible, Innovative, Results Driven Teams
Leadership & Managing People Special Offer159.00View Details Most teams underperform. Here's how yours can beat the odds. More than a buzzword, agile is a powerful business tool that is here to stay. This specially... -
NFL UK
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The NFL faces a decision on how to continue efforts to grow its fanbase in the UK. The decision needs to take into account lessons learned from previous... -
Saama Technologies: Growth Through a Focused Vertical Market Strategy
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details After a successful transition from a projects-based IT business services company to a platform-driven analytics company, Saama's core leadership team... -
Addressing Hearing Loss for 38 Million Americans
Management Case Study11.95View Details New digital technologies and advances in hearing aids could help people hear more clearly, but hearing aids could cost thousands of dollars-and Medicare... -
John Deere Component Works (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The division has recognized the inadequacies of its existing, traditional cost system for estimating product costs. Describes the innovative activity-based... -
Marshall Field and the Rise of the Department Store
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Analyzes Marshall Field's efforts to develop a market for mass retailing in late 19th-century Chicago. Examines Chicago's expansion in the 1860s and,... -
The Productivity Decline: Demographics, Robots, or Globalization?
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In the early 21st century, there was a noticeable trend of declining productivity growth. Despite the persistent decline in productivity growth, a consensus... -
UltraRope: Crafting a Go-To-Market Strategy for Kone's Innovative 'UltraRope' Hoisting Cable
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In any industry, companies must keep their mission, vision and values as the guiding aspects, as well as the determinants, of their market position. Kone,... -
Innovating Beyond Ochsner
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The Ochsner Health System has developed a proprietary software tool designed to treat hypertension. Built into the system's electronic medical records,... -
Pete & Gerry's
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GE Healthcare India (C): The Commercial Innovation Imperative
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IMD739. This three-part case series examines the marketing challenge encountered by a leading medical technology manufacturer, General... -
Food Versus Fuel
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Although biofuels had been used for many years (from 1980 to mid-2007, an estimated 2 trillion miles were driven on ethanol-blended fuels in the United... -
Syngenta and Thought for Food: A Food-Security Innovation Platform
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In 2015, the corporate affairs executive of the leading Swiss agribusiness company Syngenta Crop Protection AG (Syngenta) and founder of the next-generation...
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Network of Invention
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleSocial and professional networks are crucial to innovation. New research reveals that it takes just a few key players to catalyze the agglomeration of... -
The Power of “Risktakes”
Leadership Digital ArticleYour animated interaction in response to my post The Miracle of Making Mistakes delved deep into the subject, broadened the interpretation of a mistake, and even coined a delightful new term: Risktakes. Thank you Notmd, Dawna, Brett, and all the others, who provided terrific insights over the past four weeks. A mistake is as an […] -
GE Healthcare India (B): The Product Innovation Journey
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IMD739. This three-part case series examines the marketing challenge encountered by a leading medical technology manufacturer, General... -
How Digital Contact Tracing Slowed Covid-19 in East Asia
Global Business Digital ArticleWhat's stopping the rest of the world? -
Creating Breakthroughs at 3M
Innovation Magazine ArticleCompanies say they want breakthrough products, but most are far more adept at making incremental improvements to existing lines. A pioneering division at 3M successfully navigated a process that leads to breakthrough thinking. -
The Type of Innovation That Builds Nations
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleEfficiency won't get you there. -
Why Innovation Thrives at the Mayo Clinic
Innovation Digital ArticleStart listening for guidance on innovation and you tend to hear a lot about Apple, Google, and other high-tech pioneers in Silicon Valley, Boston, or Seattle. You rarely hear about hospitals, especially those that operate closer to farm fields than oceans. Yet in the extensive research my team has done to uncover the mystery of […] -
What Customers Want from the Collaborative Economy
Innovation Digital ArticleAnd why your company can’t ignore it. -
Your Project Needs a Charter. Here's What That Means.
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWriting it down forces you to be clear about what you're doing. -
Privé Technologies: Digitalization of Asset Management Services in Hong Kong
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details There has been a growing interest in fintech companies in recent years. The case describes how Privé Technologies has grown from a fintech startup to...